Polar bear research on hold in Western Hudson Bay due to COVID-19 restrictions

After spring polar bear research was cancelled in Western Hudson Bay (and pretty much everywhere else) this year because of Covid 19 concerns, it now transpires that fall research is…

Some surprises in polar bear sea ice habitat at mid-October 2020

Arctic sea ice has been growing steadily since the minimum extent was reached a month ago, with shorefast ice now developing along the Russian and Alaskan coastlines as ice cover…

Polar bear survival contradictions: sea ice decline vs. documented harm

Here I take a detailed look at sea ice and polar bear population health information available for Western Hudson Bay and the Southern Beaufort compared to the Barents and Chukchi…

10 fallacies about Arctic sea ice & polar bear survival refute misleading ‘facts’

Summer sea ice loss is finally ramping up: first year is disappearing, as it has done every year since ice came to the Arctic millions of years ago. But critical…

Mining Company Withdraws From $20B Oil Sands Project — Citing Trudeau’s Environmental Policies

From The Daily Caller David Krayden Ottawa Bureau Chief February 24, 2020 10:23 AM ET Canada’s Teck Resources Ltd. has withdrew its application for a $20.6 billion Alberta oil sands…

First solid bitumen test shipment on its way from Alberta to China

From Mining.com A test shipment of bitumen oil from Alberta is on its way to China, but it didn’t get to a British Columbia port by pipeline – it was…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #376

The Week That Was: 2019-09-14 (September 14, 2019) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project Quote of the Week – “If by the liberty of…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #368

The Week That Was: 2019-07-20 (July 20, 2019) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project Quote of the Week: “It is in the admission of…

10 fallacies about Arctic sea ice & polar bear survival: teachers & parents take note

Reposted from Dr. Susan Crockford’s Polar Bear Science Posted on July 12, 2019 | Summer sea ice loss is finally ramping up: first year is disappearing, as it has done…

Shale Boom Doomed According to Bill McKibben’s Preferred Oil & Gas Industry Experts

Guest commentary by David Middleton People send Charles things and they sometimes wind up in my inbox… The Shale Boom Is About To Go Bust by Tyler Durden Fri, 05/10/2019…

The Trouble With Carbon Taxes: Lessons For Asian Policymakers

By, Tilak Doshi Energy I analyze energy economics and related public policy issues. As some of the world’s largest carbon emitters, the major emerging Asian economies such as China, India…

Bogus Greenpeace claim that lost Russian polar bear is evidence of climate change

Reposted from Polar Bear Science Posted on April 18, 2019 | Comments Off on Bogus Greenpeace claim that lost Russian polar bear is evidence of climate change Another day, another…

UAH Global Temperature Report: February 2019

Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.13 C per decade February Temperatures (preliminary) Global composite temp.:  +0.36 C (+0.65 °F) above seasonal average Northern Hemisphere.: +0.46 C (+0.83 °F)…

By 2080, Climate Change will Force Canadians to Endure Warm Conditions Like Today’s Minnesota

Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t TomRude – will nobody think of the children?! By 2080, the climate in these Canadian cities will look nothing like it does today A…

Economists Love Carbon Taxes. Lots of Regular Folks Don’t.

From Reason.com Raising the price of gasoline, heat, and electricity is a steep political hill to climb. Ronald Bailey|Dec. 19, 2018 8:30 am Chuongy/DreamstimeOil company ConocoPhillips just pledged to spend…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #329

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President McKitrick-Christy Hypothesis Test: Last week’s TWTW discussed a test on the ability…

Pipeline Fury: Alberta Withdraws from Canada’s National Climate Plan

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Premier Rachel Notley has just announced Alberta’s withdrawal from Federal carbon pricing, though she plans to keep the Alberta province carbon tax. Premier Rachel Notley…

Another “Ship of Fools” gets grounded in Arctic ice, needs rescue

Remember this? The ill-fated “Spirit of Mawson” expedition to Antarctica (in the Akademik Shokalskiy) that set out to bring attention to “global warming” only to be trapped in ice? It’s deja vu…

Climate Change, Variability, Recurrent Frequencies, and Planning

Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball One of my graduate courses comprised field trips to places that used weather and climate data in their everyday decision making. Apart from pushing my…

Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) a Premeditated Crime Against Science Justified with Artificial Certainty.

Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball I dedicate this column to the memory and work of Vincent Gray, one of the earliest and most effective critics of the deliberate deception that…

Claim: Climate Activism is “an Act of Love”

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Green protestors really just want to give you a hug. Working on climate change is an act of love By Catherine Abreu in Opinion, Energy,…

Suzuki Climate Theater at the University of Alberta Sparks Outrage

Outrage over University of Alberta Honorary Degree to David Suzuki Expands into Calls for Investigation into Rigged Climate Change Policy says Friends of Science The University of Alberta recently announced…

Interplanetary Shock Wave Sparks Electric-Blue Auroras

Surprising sight seen by airplane pilots and passengers on “red eye” flight Last night, April 19-20, a shock wave in the solar wind hit Earth’s magnetic field, sparking a moderately…

Canada's Climate Change Policies Are Affecting Its Economy When it Comes to Resource Development

Guest essay by Pat Reilly Canada is a vast and rich country that has among its bounties the third largest known oil reserves in the world. The exploitation of these…